Awarded 10 National Awards for Cinematography and Direction.

Cinematography

Filmfare Awards-

Best Ciematography- ASOKA 2002.

Feature Film "Dil Se"-1998.

Feature Film "Barsaat"-1995.

Filmfare Awards 2001-

Critics Award Best Film- HALO.

Film Fare award - Voted "Best Technician of 1998" National Awards 1.

Feature Film "Dil Se" (1988)

2. Feature film "PERUMTHACHAN" (Malayalam/1991)

3. Feature film "KAALAPANI" (Malayalam/1996).

4. Documentary "MOHINIYATTAM" (Malayalam /1991)

5. Feature film "IRUVAR" (Tamil/1998).

Direction

1. National Award for Best Short Fiction Film for "Story of Tiblu" (1988).

Worldwide

Malli (Tamil/1999) Silver Prize at Chicago International Film Festival (USA) 2000. Best Film, Best Director - Polish Film Festival 2000.

Silver Elephant Best Film and Best Director - Hyderabad Film Festival, India 2000.

The Terrorist (Tamil/1998) The Golden Pyramid, Best Director - Cairo International Film Festival,1999 egypt Grand Jury Prize - Cine Manila Festival 1999 Seattle Festival 2000 Awarded as emerging master (USA) Nominated for Independent Spirit awards USA 2000 - Best Foreign Film.

Golden Satellite award - USA - Best Foreign Film (International Press) Halo- 1997-(Hindi) Special Jury's prize for best short and film - Cairo 1997 Best Film - Childrens Film Fest, Ontario, Canada-1997.

OTHERS HONOURS

Jury member for National Award, India in 1990. Executive member, Indian Society of Cinematographers Association, India